Obituaries

Robert C. "Bob" Mckinney,  Sr.

Robert C. "Bob" Mckinney, Sr.

Sep 10, 2011

Robert C. "Bob" McKinney, Sr., 71, of Pleasant Grove, Adena, OH died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at his home. He was born May 4, 1940 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Wilbur Garden and Kathryn Dale (Martz) McKinney. He was retired from the Beech Bottom Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, and also co-owner of the former Barb's...

Raymond Dunn

Raymond Dunn

Sep 9, 2011

Raymond Dunn, 59, of Martins Ferry, OH suddenly left us Friday Sept. 9, 2011. He was born Oct. 31, 1951 in Washington, DC a son of the late William "Buster" and Dora (Sandlain) Dunn. He was employed at the Beech Bottom Plant of R G Steel for 39 ½ years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...

Stephen L. Spears

Stephen L. Spears

Sep 8, 2011

Spears, Stephen L. (Squeek) 51, of Tiltonsville, Ohio died Thursday September 8, 2011. Born December 7, 1959 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was preceded in death by parents Stephen (Oscar) Spears, and Doris (Fetty) Spears, two sisters LuAnn Spears, and Hazel Wells, and one brother Jeffrey Spears. Surviving are son Stephen Spears of Rayland, Ohio, two sisters Angie (Rich)...

Gloria  M. Dawes

Gloria M. Dawes

Sep 4, 2011

Gloria M. Dawes, 22, of Adena, OH, loving daughter and cherished granddaughter, was killed in an auto accident Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. She was born Nov. 5, 1988 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of Brian C. and Shelley (Pirozak) Dawes. Gloria was a senior at Ohio University in Athens majoring in special education and minoring in dance. She was...

Helen  V. (Davis)  Williams

Helen V. (Davis) Williams

Sep 4, 2011

Helen V. (Davis) Williams, age 88, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at Forest Hill Care Center, St. Clairsville, OH. Helen was born August 29, 1923 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late Jay and Ethel (Rice) Davis. Helen is a 1941 graduate of Martins Ferry High School, a World War II Blaw-Knox employee, but for most of...

Lucille L. Defibaugh (Tunt)  Morgan

Lucille L. Defibaugh (Tunt) Morgan

Sep 4, 2011

Lucille L. (Tunt) Defibaugh Morgan, 89, of Martins Ferry, OH, died, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at Forest Hills Retirement Community, St. Clairsville, OH. She was born November 8, 1921 in Bridgeport, OH a daughter of the late Ellsworth and Grace (Turley) Tunt. Lucille was a retired executive secretary for the executive director of Ohio Valley Medical Center. She was...

Merrill Conard

Merrill Conard

Sep 2, 2011

Merrill R. Conard, 64, of Barnesville, Ohio, died September 2, 2011. Merrill retired from the Ohio Operating Engineers, after 41 years of service. He is preceded in death by one son, Donnie Wayne Conard; parents, Merrill F. and Naomi Conard; sister, Helen Conard Durben; and brother, Carroll Conard. He leaves behind two daughters, Darla Michael of Des Moines, Iowa and...

G. Gregg

G. Gregg

Sep 1, 2011

G. Vernon Gregg, 86, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at his home. He was born November 28, 1924 in Belmont, Ohio, son of the late Grover Ross Gregg and Adeline Kemp Gregg. Vernon was retired from Ohio University of St. Clarisville, a lifelong farmer, and a member of Belmont United Methodist Church. In addition to his...

Harry Elerick

Harry Elerick

Sep 1, 2011

HARRY W. ELERICK, SR. Harry "Bill" W. Elerick, Sr. 76, of Bannock, went to be with our Lord, September 1, 2011. He was born December 1, 1934. He is the son of the late Winfred and Audrey Elerick. He was an active member of Bannock United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, June (Brown) Elerick; four children,...

Geraldine L. Conaway

Geraldine L. Conaway

Aug 31, 2011

""Together Again"" CONAWAY, Geraldine L. (Schnelle), 83, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Wednesday August 31, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. She was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on December 14, 1927, a daughter of the late Elmer Louis and Beatrice Reed Schnelle. She was a former member of Eastern Star; the former Bridgeport American Legion, and the...

Robert Marmie

Robert Marmie

Aug 30, 2011

Robert H. "Bob" Marmie, 73, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away and was reunited with his loving wife, Beverly, Tuesday August 30, 2011. He was born June 14, 1983 in Bethesda, Ohio, son of the late Charles F. Marmie and Nellie Gay Chambers Marmie. Bob was a 1957 graduate of Beallsville High School. He retired from the Consolidated Aluminum Plant after...

Jeffrey  W. Brown

Jeffrey W. Brown

Aug 30, 2011

Jeffrey W. Brown, 37, of Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV. He was born February 15, 1974 a son of Wilma (Jackson) Heath and the late James Brown. Jeff was a professional arborist. He was a musician for most of his life and in recent years was lead singer and...

Annie  R. (Torre)  Diclemente

Annie R. (Torre) Diclemente

Aug 30, 2011

Annie R. (Torre) DiClemente, 74, of Martins Ferry, OH died suddenly Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born June 18, 1937 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Frank and Carmela (Trifilo) Torre. Annie retired from East Ohio Regional Hospital after 45 years of service. She was a graduate of St....

Rev. Richard H. "Dick" Demott

Rev. Richard H. "Dick" Demott

Aug 28, 2011

Rev. Richard "Dick "Harold DeMott, age 95, died at Hoosier Village in Indianapolis, IN, August 28, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Dick was born January 15, 1916 in Allentown, PA, the eldest son of John Franklin "Frank" and Naomi Bertha (Eckman) DeMott. Dick was an ordained pastor of the American Baptist Churches, USA. He served in many churches throughout the...

William George Brestle

William George Brestle

Aug 27, 2011

William George Brestle 86 formerly of Bridgeport, Ohio died Saturday August 27, 2011 at his home in Sand Springs, OK. He was born February 25, 1925 in Bridgeport, OH. He is the son of the late Harry Brues & Lena Luella Robb. Bill was a member of the First Christian Church of Martins Ferry, OH. He was preceded in...

Joseph Henry Taylor

Joseph Henry Taylor

Aug 27, 2011

Taylor, Joseph H. 77 of Rayland, OH died Saturday August 27, 2011 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus; He was born October 25, 1933 in Power, WV a son of the late Henry R. and Alice Long Taylor.Early in life Joseph was in the United States Navy, he furthered himself with 27 years as a steel worker from Ferro...

Sara Vanhorn

Sara Vanhorn

Aug 27, 2011

Sara M. Van Horn, 64, of Bethesda, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. She was born January 30, 1947 in Newark, Ohio to the late Norman Keeran and Mattie C. Ellis Tisdale. She lived in Newark, Ohio moving to the Belmont area in 1965. She was employed by Kroger Market....

Cecil West

Cecil West

Aug 26, 2011

Cecil C. "Red" West, 90, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away, August 26, 2011 at Forest Hill Retirement Center, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He was born August 6, 1921 in Flushing, Ohio. Red was a retired mechanic with the Union Local School bus garage. He is preceded in death by mother, Carrie Russell; brother, Charles Russell; and grandson, Jerry Paboucek. He...

Rosella M. Winzenreid

Rosella M. Winzenreid

Aug 23, 2011

Rosella M. Winzenreid 85, of Warnock died Tuesday August 23, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born January 7, 1926 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late William and Margaret Zane Brutchey. She was retired from Provident Insurance Co. Wheeling. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Benjamin Miller....

Park Whitacre

Park Whitacre

Aug 23, 2011

Park Roland Whitacre, passed away, August 23, 2011, in Barnesville, Ohio after a long and fruitful life. He was born in 1919 in Barnesville, son of the late Park and Florence McCort Whitacre. Roland was married to the former Nina Edith King, also of Barnesville, for nearly 60 years. Roland and Nina lived in the Washington, DC area from 1940,...